New York Yankees C Gary Sanchez returned from a three-game suspension Friday, Sept. 8, against the Texas Rangers. He had originally been suspended four games for his role in an altercation versus the Detroit Tigers Aug. 24, but had the punishment reduced to three games following an appeal.

Updating a previous story, New York Yankees C Gary Sanchez is out of the lineup Sunday, Aug. 6, versus the Cleveland Indians in part because manager Joe Girardi wants to see Sanchez's defense improve.
"The start is not the message. The message came from us verbally that, 'Your defense needs to improve. That you need to get better. You need to work at it.' We have stressed how important it is. There are certain situations that some people may not think that something that happens in the game effects the next game. It could if it leads to 10 extra pitches for a reliever," Girardi said.